Gas

Chinese demand for natural gas is set to jump by more than 50% by 2040, from 400 billion cubic meters (bcm) now to more than 600 bcm, according to an executive at the top U.S. LNG exporter, Cheniere Energy. “There’s no doubt that gas demand growth in China, in absolute …

The EU’s natural gas storage is already at 95% full, data from Gas Infrastructure Europe show, after the bloc reached in August its target to have 90% full storage well ahead of its self-imposed binding deadline, November 1. In the middle of August, the EU reached its target of filling …

Russia’s role in the European Union’s liquefied natural gas market is growing, even as the bloc weighs how to clamp down on supplies from the nation. Moscow’s share of the EU’s LNG imports climbed to 20% in the first half of the year, compared with 14% a year earlier, according …

Iran’s Oil Ministry is expanding its natural gas storage capacity to reach a target of 100 million cubic meters (mcm) per day of supply from storage caverns to the country’s gas grid by 2028. CEO of Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company said on Saturday that the company has been …

Even if supply from Russia via Ukraine ends, the European Union can still meet its natural gas needs in next year’s winter by utilizing the bloc’s storage facilities and rolling back consumption before the peak season, according to a new industry analysis. The transit contract between the two warring countries …

European energy ministers are weighing two options for importing Russian natural gas, which continues to flow into the EU despite the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 15. At a meeting in Luxembourg, ministers from the EU’s 27 member countries are set to discuss their readiness for the upcoming …

Azerbaijan’s gas production is poised to outpace its oil output, driven by a series of significant projects in the pipeline, Rystad Energy, an independent research and business intelligence firm, told Trend. The country’s upstream gas sector is on track for substantial growth, aiming to increase gas output by 51% to …

Natural gas demand is set to increase more than previously expected, the International Energy Agency reported recently. Demand will remain strong next year as well, the agency predicted, warning that this might lead to a problematic situation with supply—because that’s not growing fast enough. Just a year ago, the International …

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar on Thursday said Turkey anticipates “concrete developments” regarding the planned regional natural gas hub project in the coming months. In 2022, Russia proposed setting up a gas hub in Turkey to replace lost sales to Europe, supporting Ankara’s long-held desire to function as …

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller has issued a stark warning about the future of the European gas market. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, Miller highlighted the rising volatility in gas prices and the possibility of new price shocks and supply disruptions. He attributed these risks to Europe’s ongoing …